Football Preview: Northern Bedford County Panthers vs. Windber Ramblers
Two dominant backs in Ben Clark and Luke Hostetler are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Northern Bedford County Panthers will be playing at home against the Windber Ramblers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Windber is hoping to do what North Star couldn't on Friday: put an end to Northern Bedford County's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Everything went Northern Bedford County's way against North Star as Northern Bedford County made off with a 28-7 win. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly 21 points.
It was another big night for Clark, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Bowers, who picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Northern Bedford County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Connor Donaldson was especially locked on to North Star's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Windber entered their tilt with Berlin Brothersvalley on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Mountaineers 26-6.
A big part of Windber's victory came down to the chemistry between Lucas Oleksa and his top target Evan Brady. Oleksa rushed for 43 yards while Brady gained 52 total yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Brady also racked up 17 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Northern Bedford County pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Windber, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Everything went Northern Bedford County's way against Windber in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as Northern Bedford County made off with a 27-7 win. Does Northern Bedford County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Windber turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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